Before traveling we were both able to be fully vaccinated – one of the few perks to working in health care during a pandemic. Of the people on our trip 3 of the 4 of us were vaccinated (Patrick, his mom, our friend Matt and I). This gave us peace of mind with travel in addition to taking precautions as we normally would. Although it’s not the focus of this post I want to encourage everyone reading to get the vaccine when they have the chance. It is the best way to protect yourself and others as we try to move forward in this pandemic. For anyone with questions – we are certainly not experts but would be happy to share our experience.